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Wally Mayer
Wally Mayer
	Catcher
	Born: July 8, 1890; Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: November 18, 1951 (aged 61); Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 28, 1911, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	September 2, 1919, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.193
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	20
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1911–1912, 1914–1915); Boston Red Sox (1917–1918); St. Louis Browns (1919);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (1918);

Walter A. Mayer (July 8, 1890 – November 18, 1951) was an American backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1911 through 1919 for the Chicago White Sox (1911–1912, 1914–1915), Boston Red Sox (1917–1918) and St. Louis Browns (1919). Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 168 lb., Mayer batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Cincinnati.

In a seven-season career, Mayer was a .193 hitter (53-for-274) with 22 runs and 20 RBI in 132 games, including 14 doubles, one triple, one stolen base, and a .303 on-base percentage. He did not hit a home run. In 112 catching appearances, he committed 17 errors in 553 chances for a .968 fielding percentage.

Mayer died in Minnetonka, Minnesota at age 61.

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